Friday, 08.13.2010 | by Margi | 0 comments
This week, I’ve been working to finish an essay. (Finish is not an accurate term. Is anything ever finished?) This particular piece has been bobbling around my mind for about a year and it will certainly go through some more … Continue reading
Tuesday, 08.10.2010 | by Margi | 1 Comment
This week, the 58th issue of Sonora Review, the oldest student-run literary journal in the country, is going to print. Sweet. As art director, it’s like I get to know the future. And so here, world, is a snapshot of … Continue reading
Wednesday, 06.9.2010 | by Margi | 13 Comments
For the past year, I’ve been practically begging my students to start their own websites, with emphasis on starting blogs. It’s a marketing tool, I’ve told them. A way to show people who you are and impress them with your … Continue reading
Monday, 05.10.2010 | by Margi | 0 comments
A year ago, a teacher asked me casually in a meeting, “Do you want to teach?” “Yea, sure.” And so began my first year of teaching undergrads. I was given no syllabus, no assignments and no advice. After some panicking, … Continue reading
Thursday, 05.6.2010 | by Margi | 0 comments
Another semester is finally winding down and with it are the requisite papers and reflections. One such reflection, part of a writing course, involved the relationship between memory and research. After spending a semester reading various kinds of memoirs (from … Continue reading